Saie Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Dewy Highlighter Versus Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Acqua Highlighter
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSqualane
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
Antioxidant
Carica Papaya Seed Oil
Humectant
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Glycerin, Mica, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Squalane, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 60, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Carica Papaya Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Lactic Acid, CI 77891, CI 77491
Water
Skin ConditioningAlumina
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Isocetyl Stearate
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingSilica
Abrasive
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Mannose
HumectantCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Silica Silylate
Emollient
Poloxamer 338
EmulsifyingIsohexadecane
Emollient2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
Skin ConditioningAluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHydrolyzed Lupine Protein
Skin ConditioningPancratium Maritimum Extract
BleachingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Alumina, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Isocetyl Stearate, Niacinamide, Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate, CI 77891, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Silica, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Mannose, Caffeine, Myristyl Myristate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Phenoxyethanol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Silica Silylate, Poloxamer 338, Isohexadecane, 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Tin Oxide, Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Oleate, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Sodium Benzoate
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolCi 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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